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Title 38

Veterans’ Benefits

1,198 sections in 47 chapters · usc38.xml · release point 119-108

Part I — General Provisions

Ch. 1 General§§ 101–119
Ch. 3 Department of Veterans Affairs§§ 301–325
Ch. 5 Authority and Duties of the Secretary§§ 501–548
Ch. 7 Employees§§ 701–741
Ch. 9 Security and Law Enforcement on Property Under the Jurisdiction of the Department§§ 901–905

Part II — General Benefits

Ch. 11 Compensation for Service-Connected Disability or Death§§ 1101–1176
Ch. 13 Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Deaths§§ 1301–1323
Ch. 15 Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability or Death or for Service§§ 1501–1562
Ch. 17 Hospital, Nursing Home, Domiciliary, and Medical Care§§ 1701–1789
Ch. 18 Benefits for Children of Vietnam Veterans and Certain Other Veterans§§ 1801–1838
Ch. 19 Insurance§§ 1901–1988
Ch. 20 Benefits for Homeless Veterans§§ 2001–2069
Ch. 21 Specially Adapted Housing for Disabled Veterans§§ 2101–2109
Ch. 23 Burial Benefits§§ 2301–2308
Ch. 24 National Cemeteries and Memorials§§ 2400–2414

Part III — Readjustment and Related Benefits

Ch. 30 All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program§§ 3001–3036
Ch. 31 Training and Rehabilitation for Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities§§ 3100–3122
Ch. 32 Post-Vietnam Era Veterans’ Educational Assistance§§ 3201–3243
Ch. 33 Post–9/11 Educational Assistance§§ 3301–3327
Ch. 34 Veterans’ Educational Assistance§§ 3451–3495 to 3498
Ch. 35 Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance§§ 3500–3566
Ch. 36 Administration of Educational Benefits§§ 3601–3699D
Ch. 37 Housing and Small Business Loans§§ 3701–3772 to 3775
Ch. 39 Automobiles and Adaptive Equipment for Certain Disabled Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces§§ 3901–3904
Ch. 41 Job Counseling, Training, and Placement Service for Veterans§§ 4100–4115
Ch. 42 Employment and Training of Veterans§§ 4211–4215
Ch. 43 Employment and Reemployment Rights of Members of the Uniformed Services§§ 4301–4335

Part IV — General Administrative Provisions

Ch. 51 Claims, Effective Dates, and Payments§§ 5100–5126
Ch. 53 Special Provisions Relating to Benefits§§ 5301–5321
Ch. 55 Minors, Incompetents, and Other Wards§§ 5501–5510
Ch. 57 Records and Investigations§§ 5701–5728
Ch. 59 Agents and Attorneys§§ 5901–5906
Ch. 61 Penal and Forfeiture Provisions§§ 6101–6108
Ch. 63 Outreach Activities§§ 6301–6320

Part V — Boards, Administrations, and Services

Ch. 71 Board of Veterans’ Appeals§§ 7101–7114
Ch. 72 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims§§ 7251–7299
Ch. 73 Veterans Health Administration—Organization and Functions§§ 7301–7382
Ch. 74 Veterans Health Administration—Personnel§§ 7401–7474
Ch. 75 Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility Professionals Educational Assistance Program§§ 7501–7505
Ch. 76 Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program§§ 7601–7699B
Ch. 77 Veterans Benefits Administration§§ 7701–7734
Ch. 78 Veterans’ Canteen Service§§ 7801–7810
Ch. 79 Information Security Education Assistance Program§§ 7901–7907

Part VI — Acquisition and Disposition of Property

Ch. 81 Acquisition and Operation of Hospital and Domiciliary Facilities; Procurement and Supply; Enhanced-Use Leases of Real Property§§ 8101–8175
Ch. 82 Assistance in Establishing New State Medical Schools; Grants to Affiliated Medical Schools; Assistance to Health Manpower Training Institutions§§ 8201–8241
Ch. 83 Acceptance of Gifts and Bequests§§ 8301–8305
Ch. 85 Disposition of Deceased Veterans’ Personal Property§§ 8501–8528